24/7: and working with the cdc has allowed you to do that? dr. scott dowell: right. i joined the cdc as an epidemic intelligence service officer. we’re like medical detectives. we’re the ones who run to a country when we hear about an outbreak of disease. usually, the nation’s government asks us for . their people are dying and they need outside aid. how could a video best build on the idea of “disease detectives” from the interview? a video could define the work that epidemic intelligence officers do for the cdc. a video could show epidemic intelligence officers collecting clues about diseases. a video could explain that governments often ask epidemic intelligence officers for . a video could show dr. dowell, an epidemic intelligence officer, answering the question.